Hello, and welcome to the thankful bee. I am so excited you are here! I’d love to explain a little more about who we are and why we created this blog.
I have dreamed for a long time about authoring to encourage and uplift. What we see and hear every day often tempts us to believe that hatred and harm control the world. And, perhaps even more sadly, that we are powerless to influence any of it. True, negative information and images seem to constantly bombard us. Also true that it can all be overwhelming. However, writing is one of my weapons to fight against that. I find it helpful to use words as a weapon against hopelessness.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I don’t have a naive, rose-colored view of life. Any of us could justifiably claim that the world is harsh and life is unfair. I personally know folks who bitterly exist. Defeated. Overwhelmed. My own family has lived through some pretty ugly stuff. And no doubt will again in the future. But I don’t believe we were meant to live in darkness. The thankful bee was created to shine some light.
wired to see grace and goodness
What if we were openly vulnerable with each other about our messes and mistakes? Imagine if we listened to truly understand. Or if we disagreed without attacking? The world would certainly be more hopeful, more genuine and more connected. My Creator wired me to see the grace and goodness in things – even the very hard things. It is not always easy, and I often need a nudge. In other words, the thankful bee is a place for me to remind myself as much as to encourage the rest of us.
So, I’ll say it again. Hello, and welcome to the thankful bee. Consider our blog a place to exhale, recharge and maybe even laugh a little. A small light of encouragement we can all share. We are happy you are here.
Featured image by Wadley Photography.
